Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

Key message Wildfire danger and burnt areas should increase over the century in southern
Europe, owing to climate warming. Fire-prone area expansion to the north and to …

Wildfire activity is expected to increase across the Mediterranean Basin because of climate
change. However, the effects of future climate change on the combinations of atmospheric …

Southern Europe is a highly fire-prone region where extreme fires have often disastrous
consequences on both structures and people. Human activities and fire weather conditions …

Wildfires are a global crisis, but current fire models fail to capture vegetation response to
changing climate. With drought and elevated temperature increasing the importance of …

This paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the
determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may …

Fuel moisture content (FMC) of live vegetation is a crucial wildfire risk and spread rate driver.
This study presents the first daily FMC product at a global scale and 500 m pixel resolution …

Key message A new process-based model, SurEau, is described. It predicts the risk of xylem
hydraulic failure under drought. Context The increase in drought intensity due to climate …

Plant hydraulics is crucial for assessing the plants' capacity to extract and transport water
from the soil up to their aerial organs. Along with their capacity to exchange water between …

A widespread increase in tree mortality has been observed around the globe, and this trend
is likely to continue because of ongoing climate-induced increases in drought frequency and …